2023 North Carolina Global Health Alliance Annual Meeting

The North Carolina Global Health Alliance (NCGHA) is hosting its 10th Annual Conference under the theme, “Resilience in the Global Health Ecosystem.” Attendees will have the opportunity to reflect on the unique components of the global health ecosystem that bolster individual resiliency as well as those that strengthen community resiliency. As the last few years have repeatedly challenged global health professionals to pivot, this conference is an invitation to attendees to take stock of all that has changed and consider how to move forward. Speakers include leaders and visionaries in academia, medicine, government, biopharmaceutical companies, contract research organizations, NGOs, and philanthropic organizations.  

RTI at NCGHA 2023 

Come visit RTI’s booth in the exhibit hall (Room 1D)!

Dr. Felicia Browne (SSES) will give a lightning talk as part of Public Health & the People: The Engagement of Users in Systems & Solutions.

Members of RTI’s International Development Group will participate in two concurrent sessions:

Tracy Slaybaugh-Mitchell, Director of Resilience and Climate Adaptation in IDG’s SG&R division, will speak on the panel Adapting Global Health to Meet a Changing Climate Reality alongside panelists Elizabeth McCormick (Assistant Professor, UNC Charlotte) and Zachary Witkin (Senior Growth & Partnerships Manager, YLabs). Topics will include systems resilience in global health programming, climate-proofing investments in sexual and reproductive health programming for women and girls, and research on indoor air quality in urban office buildings and bricks as a tool to protect against mosquito-borne illnesses. The panel will be moderated by Karen Setty (Senior Manager, Research Translation, The Aquaya Institute). 

RTI Global Health program manager Nancy Warren will moderate TechTalks: Interactive Sessions on Technology & its Role in Global Health. Three speakers will host individual roundtables that will engage participants in small group discussions on the role of technology in the wider global health landscape. Topics include shifting mindsets and priorities to leverage new operating models and emerging digital capabilities into global health programming; the use of health monitoring and tracking technology during the peak years of the COVID-19 pandemic; and exploring the growing FemTech industry, the need for investments in women’s health innovations, and its global relevance. Panelists will include Erika Samoff (HIV/STD Surveillance Manager, North Carolina Division of Public Health), Michael Levy (CEO, Digital Health Institute for Transformation), and Brittany Barreto (Founder & Chief Innovation Officer, FemHealth Insights).